In the first of two pieces of Dead Space remake coverage from Digital Foundry, John Linneman compares the 2023 release on PS5 against the 2008 original on PS3. There's plenty to praise in what feels like a best-in-class remake, with Frostbite engine innovations and overhauled game design, yet the launch version of the game is not without its flaws.
00:02 - Introduction
01:50 - Remaking Dead Space - what's new?
05:48 - Level design comparison
08:08 - Visual enhancements
10:38 - How is the sound?
12:33 - The lighting
13:36 - Why is the image quality so poor?
16:16 - Dead Space 2008 vs 2023 - hour one
23:39 - Wrapping up
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